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The History of Classical MusicThe Classical Period
written by Stuart A. Kallen (San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 2003), 17 page(s)
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written by Stuart A. Kallen (San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 2003), 17 page(s)
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
General reference book, Compendium
Author / Creator
Stuart A. Kallen
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Lucent Books
Person Discussed
Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750, Johann Stamitz, 1717-1757, Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791, Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827
Topic / Theme
Philosophy, Music, Cultural life, Music composition, Performance practice, Expression in performance, Musical ensembles, Concerts, Musicology, Symphony orchestra
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The History of Classical MusicThe Romantic Era
written by Stuart A. Kallen (San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 2003), 14 page(s)
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written by Stuart A. Kallen (San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 2003), 14 page(s)
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
General reference book, Compendium
Author / Creator
Stuart A. Kallen
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Lucent Books
Person Discussed
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832, Franz Peter Schubert, 1797-1828, Robert Schumann, 1810-1856, Clara Schumann, 1819-1896, Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, 1805-1847, Felix Mendelssohn, 1809-1847, Franz Liszt, 1811-1886, Gioachino Rossini, 1792-1868, Giuseppe Verdi, 1813-1901, Richard Wagner, 1813-1883
Topic / Theme
Italian, German, War, Cultural life, Mental illnesses, Composers, Music composition, Performance practice, Expression in performance, Musicology, Nationalism, Program Music
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The History of Classical MusicThe Modern Era
written by Stuart A. Kallen (San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 2003), 13 page(s)
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written by Stuart A. Kallen (San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 2003), 13 page(s)
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
General reference book, Compendium
Author / Creator
Stuart A. Kallen
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Lucent Books
Person Discussed
Igor Stravinsky, 1882-1971, Claude Debussy, 1862-1918, Gustav Mahler, 1860-1911, Arnold Schoenberg, 1874-1951, Alban Berg, 1885-1935, Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern, 1883-1945, Edgard Varèse, 1883-1965, Karlheinz Stockhausen, 1928-2007, John Cage, 1912-1992
Topic / Theme
Music composition, Performance practice, Expression in performance, Impressionism, Concerts, Avant-garde, Electronic
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Jean Sibelius 1865-1957 Part 1: The Early Years
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Boris Belkin, 1948- and Elisabeth Söderström, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester), in Jean Sibelius 1865-1957, Part 1: The Early Years (London, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1984), 53 mins
This is an intimate account, using film and Sibelius’s music and words, of a great artist’s struggle with his medium, with the world and with himself. The films set out also to try and free Sibelius’s reputation from some of the unnecessary encrustations of history by looking at the composer’s own declared...
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Boris Belkin, 1948- and Elisabeth Söderström, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester), in Jean Sibelius 1865-1957, Part 1: The Early Years (London, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1984), 53 mins
Description
This is an intimate account, using film and Sibelius’s music and words, of a great artist’s struggle with his medium, with the world and with himself. The films set out also to try and free Sibelius’s reputation from some of the unnecessary encrustations of history by looking at the composer’s own declared intentions, so poetically expressed, which are earning the increasing attention and respect of composers today.
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester), Boris Belkin, 1948-, Elisabeth Söderström
Contributor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-, Allegro Films, London, England
Author / Creator
Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester), Boris Belkin, 1948-, Elisabeth Söderström
Date Published / Released
1984
Publisher
Allegro Films, London, England
Person Discussed
Jean Sibelius, 1865-1957
Topic / Theme
Music composition
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1984 by Allegro Films
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Jean Sibelius 1865-1957 Part 2: Maturity & Silence
directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Boris Belkin, 1948- and Elisabeth Söderström, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester), in Jean Sibelius 1865-1957, Part 2: Maturity & Silence (London, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1984), 51 mins
This is an intimate account, using film and Sibelius’s music and words, of a great artist’s struggle with his medium, with the world and with himself. The films set out also to try and free Sibelius’s reputation from some of the unnecessary encrustations of history by looking at the composer’s own declared...
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directed by Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967; conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-; produced by Allegro Films, London, England; performed by Boris Belkin, 1948- and Elisabeth Söderström, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester), in Jean Sibelius 1865-1957, Part 2: Maturity & Silence (London, England: Allegro Films, London, England, 1984), 51 mins
Description
This is an intimate account, using film and Sibelius’s music and words, of a great artist’s struggle with his medium, with the world and with himself. The films set out also to try and free Sibelius’s reputation from some of the unnecessary encrustations of history by looking at the composer’s own declared intentions, so poetically expressed, which are earning the increasing attention and respect of composers today.
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester), Boris Belkin, 1948-, Elisabeth Söderström
Contributor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, 1937-, Allegro Films, London, England
Author / Creator
Christopher Nupen, fl. 1967, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester), Boris Belkin, 1948-, Elisabeth Söderström
Date Published / Released
1984
Publisher
Allegro Films, London, England
Person Discussed
Jean Sibelius, 1865-1957
Topic / Theme
Music composition
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1984 by Allegro Films
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John Cage: Journeys in Sound
directed by Allan Miller, fl. 1973-2013; produced by Paul Smaczny, fl. 1995-2015, Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Accentus Music, in John Cage: Journeys in Sound (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2012), 1 hour 1 mins
On the occasion of the 100th birthday of the American composer in autumn 2012, the documentary honors one of the most extraordinary protagonists of 20th century music. The program is directed by Oscar® winner Allan Miller, whom the 'New York Times' called 'America's foremost filmmaker of documentaries on classica...
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directed by Allan Miller, fl. 1973-2013; produced by Paul Smaczny, fl. 1995-2015, Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Accentus Music, in John Cage: Journeys in Sound (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2012), 1 hour 1 mins
Description
On the occasion of the 100th birthday of the American composer in autumn 2012, the documentary honors one of the most extraordinary protagonists of 20th century music. The program is directed by Oscar® winner Allan Miller, whom the 'New York Times' called 'America's foremost filmmaker of documentaries on classical music', co-directed by Paul Smaczny. Shot in America, Germany and Japan, the program premieres rare archival footage; presenting conc...
On the occasion of the 100th birthday of the American composer in autumn 2012, the documentary honors one of the most extraordinary protagonists of 20th century music. The program is directed by Oscar® winner Allan Miller, whom the 'New York Times' called 'America's foremost filmmaker of documentaries on classical music', co-directed by Paul Smaczny. Shot in America, Germany and Japan, the program premieres rare archival footage; presenting concert excerpts and a set of short stories, featuring associates of Cage and contemporary artists, playfully delineating different aspects of John Cage. Protagonists are Yoko Ono, David Tudor, Christian Wolff, Steffen Schleiermacher, Toshio Hosokawa, Mayumi Miyata, Calvin Tomkins and many others. The film was awarded as 'best documentary' at the Golden Prague Festival 2012 and best educational program at FIFA
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Paul Smaczny, fl. 1995-2015, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Accentus Music
Author / Creator
Allan Miller, fl. 1973-2013
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
C Major Entertainment
Person Discussed
John Cage, 1912-1992
Topic / Theme
Music composition, Music criticism
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by C Major Entertainment
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Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th Century, Colour
directed by Peter West, fl. 1994; conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-; presented by Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-; produced by Sue Knussen, 1949-2003 and Hilary Chadwick, fl. 1980, Monarda Arts; performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, in Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th Century (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1996), 51 mins
Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, the foremost British conductor of our day, this series forms a fascinating introduction to, and overview of, the music of the twentieth century. Each of the seven programmes feature over thirty minutes of specially-shot music in performance, with Rattle conducting the Cit...
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directed by Peter West, fl. 1994; conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-; presented by Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-; produced by Sue Knussen, 1949-2003 and Hilary Chadwick, fl. 1980, Monarda Arts; performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, in Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th Century (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1996), 51 mins
Description
Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, the foremost British conductor of our day, this series forms a fascinating introduction to, and overview of, the music of the twentieth century. Each of the seven programmes feature over thirty minutes of specially-shot music in performance, with Rattle conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.Simon Rattle leads viewers on an exhilarating journey through the music of our time, explaining the...
Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, the foremost British conductor of our day, this series forms a fascinating introduction to, and overview of, the music of the twentieth century. Each of the seven programmes feature over thirty minutes of specially-shot music in performance, with Rattle conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.Simon Rattle leads viewers on an exhilarating journey through the music of our time, explaining the chief musical developments from Mahler to the present day. Each programme is illustrated with evocative imagery, archive film and photographs and the featured music is set within the broader context of artistic and social change.Why “Leaving Home”? The story of twentieth-century music is one of leave-takings in many ways. As a wealth of talented composers searched for new creative responses to the world around them, many made departures from the solid ‘home’ foundations of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century music – tonal harmony, melody, regular rhythm and metre. Many had to literally leave home, displaced by political uphevals. A remarkable diversity of expression developed – not all of the difficult or discordant variety commonly associated with modern music. The range is wide and this series samples the work of over thirty composers, discovering new and challenging sounds as well as some unexpectedly familiar music. It presents an extraordinary kaleidoscope of orchestral images, full of contrasts and surprises.The first episode in the series describes a great musical culture in decline in turn-of-the-nineteenth-century Vienna. From that decline erupted a musical revolution whose reverberations have continued to this day. The names of Schönberg, Webern and Berg still strike terror into the hearts of many concert-goers, but with Simon Rattle we hear in this music’s brooding power not only the collapse of the old Austro-German order and the rise of Facism, but also the portents of the music to come in the second half of the twentieth century.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Contributor
Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-, Sue Knussen, 1949-2003, Hilary Chadwick, fl. 1980, Monarda Arts
Author / Creator
Peter West, fl. 1994, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Monarda Arts
Series
Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th Century
Person Discussed
Maurice Ravel, 1875-1937, Takemitsu Tōru, 1930-1996, Olivier Messiaen, 1908-1992, Pierre Boulez, 1925-2016, Arnold Schoenberg, 1874-1951, Igor Stravinsky, 1882-1971, Claude Debussy, 1862-1918
Topic / Theme
Orchestration (Music), Music
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996 Monarda Arts
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Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th Century, Rhythm
directed by Deborah May, fl. 1993; conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-; presented by Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-; produced by Hilary Chadwick, fl. 1980 and Sue Knussen, 1949-2003, Monarda Arts; performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, in Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th Century (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1996), 51 mins
Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, the foremost British conductor of our day, this series forms a fascinating introduction to, and overview of, the music of the twentieth century. Each of the seven programmes feature over thirty minutes of specially-shot music in performance, with Rattle conducting the Cit...
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directed by Deborah May, fl. 1993; conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-; presented by Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-; produced by Hilary Chadwick, fl. 1980 and Sue Knussen, 1949-2003, Monarda Arts; performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, in Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th Century (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1996), 51 mins
Description
Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, the foremost British conductor of our day, this series forms a fascinating introduction to, and overview of, the music of the twentieth century. Each of the seven programmes feature over thirty minutes of specially-shot music in performance, with Rattle conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.Simon Rattle leads viewers on an exhilarating journey through the music of our time, explaining the...
Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, the foremost British conductor of our day, this series forms a fascinating introduction to, and overview of, the music of the twentieth century. Each of the seven programmes feature over thirty minutes of specially-shot music in performance, with Rattle conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.Simon Rattle leads viewers on an exhilarating journey through the music of our time, explaining the chief musical developments from Mahler to the present day. Each programme is illustrated with evocative imagery, archive film and photographs and the featured music is set within the broader context of artistic and social change.Why “Leaving Home”? The story of twentieth-century music is one of leave-takings in many ways. As a wealth of talented composers searched for new creative responses to the world around them, many made departures from the solid ‘home’ foundations of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century music – tonal harmony, melody, regular rhythm and metre. Many had to literally leave home, displaced by political uphevals. A remarkable diversity of expression developed – not all of the difficult or discordant variety commonly associated with modern music. The range is wide and this series samples the work of over thirty composers, discovering new and challenging sounds as well as some unexpectedly familiar music. It presents an extraordinary kaleidoscope of orchestral images, full of contrasts and surprises.The first episode in the series describes a great musical culture in decline in turn-of-the-nineteenth-century Vienna. From that decline erupted a musical revolution whose reverberations have continued to this day. The names of Schönberg, Webern and Berg still strike terror into the hearts of many concert-goers, but with Simon Rattle we hear in this music’s brooding power not only the collapse of the old Austro-German order and the rise of Facism, but also the portents of the music to come in the second half of the twentieth century.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Contributor
Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-, Hilary Chadwick, fl. 1980, Sue Knussen, 1949-2003, Monarda Arts
Author / Creator
Deborah May, fl. 1993, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Monarda Arts
Series
Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th Century
Person Discussed
Conlon Nancarrow, 1912-, Gustav Mahler, 1860-1911, Olivier Messiaen, 1908-1992, Pierre Boulez, 1925-2016, Steve Reich, 1936-, György Ligeti, 1923-2006, Edgard Varèse, 1883-1965, Igor Stravinsky, 1882-1971
Topic / Theme
Orchestration (Music), Music
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996 Monarda Arts
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Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th Century, Threads
directed by Terry Edwards; conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-; presented by Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-; produced by Sue Knussen, 1949-2003 and Hilary Chadwick, fl. 1980, RM Arts; performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, in Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th Century (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1996), 50 mins
Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, the foremost British conductor of our day, this series forms a fascinating introduction to, and overview of, the music of the twentieth century. Each of the seven programmes feature over thirty minutes of specially-shot music in performance, with Rattle conducting the Cit...
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directed by Terry Edwards; conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-; presented by Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-; produced by Sue Knussen, 1949-2003 and Hilary Chadwick, fl. 1980, RM Arts; performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, in Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th Century (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt: Monarda Arts, 1996), 50 mins
Description
Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, the foremost British conductor of our day, this series forms a fascinating introduction to, and overview of, the music of the twentieth century. Each of the seven programmes feature over thirty minutes of specially-shot music in performance, with Rattle conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.Simon Rattle leads viewers on an exhilarating journey through the music of our time, explaining the...
Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, the foremost British conductor of our day, this series forms a fascinating introduction to, and overview of, the music of the twentieth century. Each of the seven programmes feature over thirty minutes of specially-shot music in performance, with Rattle conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.Simon Rattle leads viewers on an exhilarating journey through the music of our time, explaining the chief musical developments from Mahler to the present day. Each programme is illustrated with evocative imagery, archive film and photographs and the featured music is set within the broader context of artistic and social change.Why “Leaving Home”? The story of twentieth-century music is one of leave-takings in many ways. As a wealth of talented composers searched for new creative responses to the world around them, many made departures from the solid ‘home’ foundations of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century music – tonal harmony, melody, regular rhythm and metre. Many had to literally leave home, displaced by political uphevals. A remarkable diversity of expression developed – not all of the difficult or discordant variety commonly associated with modern music. The range is wide and this series samples the work of over thirty composers, discovering new and challenging sounds as well as some unexpectedly familiar music. It presents an extraordinary kaleidoscope of orchestral images, full of contrasts and surprises.The first episode in the series describes a great musical culture in decline in turn-of-the-nineteenth-century Vienna. From that decline erupted a musical revolution whose reverberations have continued to this day. The names of Schönberg, Webern and Berg still strike terror into the hearts of many concert-goers, but with Simon Rattle we hear in this music’s brooding power not only the collapse of the old Austro-German order and the rise of Facism, but also the portents of the music to come in the second half of the twentieth century.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Contributor
Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-, Sue Knussen, 1949-2003, Hilary Chadwick, fl. 1980, RM Arts
Author / Creator
Terry Edwards, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, 1955-
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Monarda Arts
Series
Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th Century
Person Discussed
Sofia Gubaidulina, 1931-, Oliver Knussen, 1952-2018, Mark-Anthony Turnage, 1960-, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, 1934-, György Kurtág, 1926-, Hans Werner Henze, 1926-2012, Luciano Berio, 1925-2003
Topic / Theme
Music, Orchestration (Music)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996 Monarda Arts
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Luciano Berio: Voyage to Cythera
directed by Frank Scheffer, 1956-; conducted by Riccardo Chailly, 1953-; produced by Frank Scheffer, 1956-; performed by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, in Juxtapositions: Mahler Attrazione d'Amore - Berio Voyage to Cytherea (EuroArts, 2000), 51 mins
This documentary features a performance by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by Riccardo Chailly.
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directed by Frank Scheffer, 1956-; conducted by Riccardo Chailly, 1953-; produced by Frank Scheffer, 1956-; performed by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, in Juxtapositions: Mahler Attrazione d'Amore - Berio Voyage to Cytherea (EuroArts, 2000), 51 mins
Description
This documentary features a performance by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by Riccardo Chailly.
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Contributor
Riccardo Chailly, 1953-, Frank Scheffer, 1956-
Author / Creator
Frank Scheffer, 1956-, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
EuroArts
Person Discussed
Luciano Berio, 1925-2003
Topic / Theme
Composers, Music composition, Classical Music
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of EuroArts Music International GmbH.
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